These include: 55%. Plasma. 45%. Components (sometimes called formed elements), i.e. 'Blood Cells'. Of these, 99% are erythrocytes (red blood cells). and 1% are leucocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (blood platelets). This is summarised in the following diagram, and described in further detail below.
The prefix a- comes from the Greek meaning not.. ab-: Prefix from the Latin meaning from, away from, off as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body), ablate (carry or cut away), abnormal (away from normal), absorb (to suck away). Abs in the plural is slang for the abdominal muscles.
If you decrease your following distance you make it shorter or smaller and you will end up closer to the vehicle in front of you. Increase is the opposite. It means âbecoming larger or longer or more numerous or more importantâ. An increased distance means that there is a larger â and safer â gap between vehicles.